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US 5,363,568 AGranted
Method of inhibiting lumber checking
AssigneeCornelia Textiles, Inc.
InventorNat Cloer
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Abstract
A stack of lumber (10) is inhibited from checking as it dries by being sheltered with an air pervious plastic material (16). The plastic material has a material to air density of greater than 50% to restrict sunlight and rain and less than 90% to allow adequate ventilation.
Claims7
A method of inhibiting the checking of lumber as it dries wherein the lumber is sheltered by an air pervious plastic material having a material to air density of between 50% and 90%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.